Kaesler Wines The Fave Grenache 2023
G 92
Medium crimson. Fresh strawberry cola aromas with herb garden notes. Sweet and minerally with attractive strawberry red cherry chinotto flavours, lacy textures and long fresh acidity, A flick of aniseed at the finish with a hint of walnut. 14.5% alc Drink now–soon Langmeil Wattle Brae Eden Valley Riesling Riesling 2024 G 92 Florals and limes – a faint candied note as well – lead the front end here, but it’s the superfine palate with delicate flavours and minerality that define the mouthfeels. A wine with elegant and sensitive structures and balance throughout. Drink now–2030 Little Giant Barossa Shiraz 2022 G 92 Love the squat bottles for the Little Giant range, although they may not fit all cellar wine racks (you’ll just have to drink faster). With a label featuring the southern hairy-nosed wombat, which is apparently the state emblem of South Australia (who knew?), this is a quality Barossa Shiraz, which spent nine months in larger oak formats, both French and American. A gleaming dark cherry red. Immediate and obvious notes of chocolate, mocha and coffee grinds. Bright flavours follow on a seductively textured palate, through to a lengthy finish which does exhibit a tiny amount of almond bitterness, tying things together. Showing good balance and focus with fine tannins, this is seamless in style, a delicious drink and one which will continue to offer pleasure for at least the next six to eight years. Drink now–2032 Mirus Vineyards Block 18 Grenache 2022 G 92 Medium-deep crimson. Fresh musky strawberry red cherry, ginger aromas with aniseed notes. Medium-bodied wine with sweet strawberry, red cherry, red liquorice flavours and chalky textures. Tangy and fruity at the finish. Slightly sweet, but the tannins and acidity tighten the palate. 14.4% alc Drink now–soon Monteperle Wines Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 G 92 Deep ruby colour. Classical cassis, redcurrant bell pepper aromas with savoury notes. Fresh and grippy textured wine with ample cassis, leafy flavours, dense grainy tannins and some roasted walnut notes at the finish. Firm leafy finish. 14.4% alc Drink now–2030
South Australia 2024
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